Dynamics of Self-Propelled Janus Particles in Viscoelastic Fluids
| Autor: | Clemens Bechinger, Alex Blokhuis, Juan Ruben Gomez-Solano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
General Physics and Astronomy Rotational diffusion FOS: Physical sciences Janus particles Mechanics Condensed Matter - Soft Condensed Matter 01 natural sciences Viscoelasticity 010305 fluids & plasmas Condensed Matter::Soft Condensed Matter Physics::Fluid Dynamics Viscosity 0103 physical sciences Weissenberg number Particle Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) ddc:530 Janus Particle velocity 010306 general physics |
| Zdroj: | Physical review letters. 116(13) |
| ISSN: | 1079-7114 |
| Popis: | We experimentally investigate active motion of spherical Janus colloidal particles in a viscoelastic fluid. Self-propulsion is achieved by a local concentration gradient of a critical polymer mixture which is imposed by laser illumination. Even in the regime where the fluid's viscosity is independent from the deformation rate induced by the particle, we find a remarkable increase of up to two orders of magnitude of the rotational diffusion with increasing particle velocity, which can be phenomenologically described by an effective rotational diffusion coefficient dependent on the Weissenberg number. We show that this effect gives rise to a highly anisotropic response of microswimmers in viscoelastic media to external forces depending on its orientation. Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, Physical Review Letters (accepted) |
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